Starts with the right foot, goes backwards or to the rear, brings all
back "whence they departed" (but which place?).

t t t P

t t t P

t t t P

9-10

Do these in a treccia, starting with lady giving right hand to man on her right; men end up exchanged; all end in triangle.

t t t P

t t t P

t t t P

11-2

Again in a treccia, starting with lady giving (left?) to man currently on her right; men end up exchanged back; all end in triangle.

mr mr

mr mr

mr mr

13

vt

vt

vt

14

R

R

R

15

vt

vt

vt

16

P P t

P P t

P P t

17

In these two measures, the lady goes towards

P P P

P P P

P P P

18

the men (and they towards her).

v

v

v

no time

r r

r r

r r

19-20

P

21

Done inanzi in traverso (i.e. diagonally).

P P P

22

(starts with right foot?—doesn’t say)

P

P

23

Done inanzi in traverso (i.e. diagonally).

P P P

P P P

24

(starts with right foot?—doesn’t say)

t t t t t t t t

t t t t t t t t

t t t t t t t t

25-28

All this is just a half-hay—men exchange places, all end in a triangle.

R

R

29

(Lady "leaves and goes [to the man on her right]". The text seems
implies that she actually covers ground, but specifies no steps. We
have found that following Caroso's instructions for the lady's
riverenza (i.e. having her not join in until count 3) allows her time
to do ss towards the appropriate man as he begins the
riverenza.) Touch hands.

R

R

30

(Lady "leaves" as above.) Touch hands.

vt

p p p p

vt

31

Lady returns to line with men.

R

R

R

32

End in a line (which is why we think it starts in a line).

Transcription/Translation:

Balletto chiamato la Reale composto per il Papa

Balletto called Reale, composed by Il Papa

Piglinsi per mano e faccino le continenze tutti insieme[.] e dipoi

They take each other by the hand and do the continenze together. And then

li huomini faccino la volta et in questo medesimo tempo la

the men do the volta, and in this same tempo, the

donna escha con 4 passetti[.] dipoi tutti insieme faccino dua

lady leaves with 4 passetti. Then all together, they do two

scempi e 4 passetti ma la donna alor incontro passa per

sempi and 4 passetti, but the lady goes towards [footnote] them [i.e. the men], passes through

il lor mezzo con idetti dua scempi et 4 passetti et tutti luno

their midst with the said two sempi and 4 passetti, and all of them turn towards

alaltro si voltino il viso e trovinsi in triangolo[.] dipoi

one another and end up in a triangle. Then

faccino le continenze et una riverenza e questo tutti insieme[.]

they do the continenze and a riverenza, and this [is done by] all together.

dipoi seguitano tutti atre e faccino un passo in traverso

Then all three continue, and they do a passo sideways [and]

inanzi e tre passi adreto col pie ritto in modo che

forwards, and three passi {to the rear/backwards} with the right foot in such a way that

tornano onde si partirono.

they return whence they came.

Dia dipoi la donna la man ritta aquello che glie sulla man

Then the lady gives her right hand to him who is on her right

ritta et faccino tutti atre una treccia di tre trapassini

hand [side], and all three do a treccia [consisting] of three trapassini

e un passo ecosi li huomini si verranno aschambiati

and a passo, and thus the men will come to have changed

iluogi e la donna torni al suo luogo[.] dipoi la donna da

places, and the lady returns to her place. Then the lady gives

la mana [sic] aquello che era aman mancha sua che glie

her hand to him who was at her left hand [side], who has

tornato aman ritta ecosi faccino tutti atre unaltra

come [around] to her right hand [side], and thus all three do another

treccia di tre trapassini et un passo in modo che li huomini

treccia [consisting] of three trapassini and a passo, in such a way that the men

tornano al luogo loro et la donna al solito al suo[.]

return to their places and the lady as usual [goes] to hers.

dipoi tutti insieme trovandosi cosi in triangolo faccino

Then all together, finding themselves in a triangle, they do

le mezze riprese e la volta[.] dipoi faccino una reverenza

the mezze riprese and the volta. Then they do a riverenza

et la volta e questo tutti insieme.

and the volta and this [is done by] all together.

Seguitino insieme e faccino dua passi un trapassino

They continue together, and do two passi, one trapassino

e tre passi, la donna pero nel far questo va incontro ali

and three passi; the lady, however, in doing this, goes towards the

homini et loro alei e fatto questo si voltano il viso et

men, and they [towards] her, and when this is done, they turn their faces and

insieme fanno le riprese[.] dipoi muovisi la donna

together they do the riprese. Then the lady moves

sola e facci un passo in traverso inanzi e con tre

alone, and does a passo sideways [and] forwards, and with three

passi adreto torni onde si parti e fermisi et li huomini

passi to the rear let her return whence she departed, and stop, and the men

li partino et faccino il medesimo passo in traverso

leave her, and do the same passo sideways [forwards?] [footnote - on the lack of in anzi]

col tornare al luogo loro con tre passi.

returning to their places with three passi.

La treccia seguita dappoi di 8 trapassini {ove} al solito

The treccia follows next, [consisting] of 8 trapassini where as usual

si muove la donna dando la man ritta aquello che

the lady moves, giving her right hand to him who

glie sulla man ritta etutti atre come fagliano

is on her right hand [side], and all three as they [previously] did

faccino la ditta treccia ove poi al fine si debbano li

do the said treccia where then, at the end, the men

huomini haver cambiato iluogi e la donna esser tornata

must have changed places, and the lady must have returned

al suo [luogo] e si trovano in triangolo [e] partasi la donna e vadia

to her [place], and they end up in a triangle; the lady leaves and goes

e tochi la man ritta aquello che glie aman ritta e fagnosi una

and touches the right hand of him who is on her right hand [side] and let them do a

reverenza[.] et dipoi la donna va aquelaltro e fanno il

riverenza [to one another]. And then the lady goes to that other [man], and they do the